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hmm not acording to ww2 movies at least homeward familys where at the pier ((and still are nowadays)) no biggie
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The movies are wrong.
Most WWII sailors weren't married. Those that were didn't have their families in Hawaii very often. Those that did couldn't get them onto the SubBase and REALLY couldn't get them down to the piers. There was dangerous work going on. SubBase Pearl is very small.
A sub coming in from patrol got a visit from the commodore, or SubPac if it was an excellent patrol. The crew got mail, fresh fruit and ice cream, then a bus to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The officers met with the relief crew, went over the work package with the base, and took cabs to the Hotel.